I have zoysia and love the dormancy, the lack of need to over seed in the fall (fescue), and the self-healing ability of a creeper. Downside is the need to edge to control unwanted creeping, of course. But it is nowhere near as aggressive as Bermuda! I don't water and I don't fertilize. But it does get thin in the shade; I'm trying to remove it bit by bit there rather than deal with it. More perennials!

Why do you want to eat them. Some people say it is ok in small quanties. eat more leaves and you might be dead. haha. The plant needs the leaves to grow peppers. eat peppers not leaves. if you want to eat leaves then grow lettuce or other leafy stuff.

I leave my astilbe alone until Spring, then I clean up any remaining foliage that's still there as the plants will re-grow from the ground up. Leave the coral bells alone. Mine don't even die back all the time. Just remove dead leaves in the spring. The goldflame spirea you can just leave alone as it probably doesn't even need pruning yet. Of course, I've had rabbits prune mine back in hard winters, and it just keeps thriving. My weigela lives on neglect and does super. Some people cut the hosta back to the ground in the fall, but you don't have to. You can clear any lingering dead leaves in spring cleanup, which is what I do. I also pretty much ignore my daylilies, except I deadhead the tigerlilies when their stems turn brown in August. My other daylilies I don't do a thing to, ever. The monarda comes up from the ground in the spring as well, and I never bother doing anything with it in fall.

yes, pretty much. Measure the width and height of the opening, but bear in mind that the current unit most likely overlaps the edges by a quarter inch or so. Then look at the size specs of the new unit(s) you are looking at. Widths are somewhat standard so height may be an issue. Look at the installation specs. If the new one is shorter, then all that is needed is to put something in the bottom to raise the new unit up. A handy man can do this. But if it is taller, you may need a new cabinet depending on your situation.